dead fingers

noun

1. functioning as singular med a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis

Example Sentences

Until then, you can pry the Fenix 7S from my cold, dead fingers.

From The Verge

But you’d have to pry the manual out of my cold, dead fingers.

From New York Times

Oh, I feel you—I love my apartment because it’s cheap and in a great part of town, and you will have to pry it out of my cold, dead fingers.

From Slate

One student — a trauma medic who had amputated the black, dead fingers and toes of avalanche survivors, and who confessed to being claustrophobic — took me aside.

From New York Times

Even if Trump were foolish enough to erode one of his administration’s signature accomplishments, and one that is delivering on its promised economic growth and job creation, such a concession would have to be pried from the cold, dead fingers of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

From Washington Times